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Rare look at the remote engine rooms powering China's AI ambitions

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BBC reporter Laura Bicker visits Inner Mongolia to investigate the construction of numerous Chinese data centers aimed at supporting the country’s artificial intelligence initiatives. The article highlights contrasting public attitudes toward these facilities between China and the United States, setting the context for an upcoming meeting between President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump in Washington.
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The BBC's Laura Bicker reports from Inner Mongolia, where numerous Chinese data centers are under construction as part of China's ambitious plan to lead globally in artificial intelligence (AI). This expansion reflects differing public attitudes toward the data center industry between China and the US, a point highlighted ahead of a meeting between leaders Xi Jinping and Donald Trump in Washington.

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Rare look at the remote engine rooms powering China's AI ambitions The BBC's Laura Bicker is in Inner Mongolia where dozens of Chinese data centres are being built, as the country aims to lead the world in artificial intelligence.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-23
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Rare look at the remote engine rooms powering China's AI ambitions The BBC's Laura Bicker is in Inner Mongolia where dozens of Chinese data centres are being built, as the country aims to lead the world in artificial intelligence. asserted
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She explains how attitudes differ between people in China and the US when it comes to the data centre industry, ahead of leaders Xi Jinping and Donald Trump's meeting in Washington later this week. asserted
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